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title: "4 Ashes Series Quotes By Glenn McGrath"
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> [My experience with Australia in the 1997 Ashes series taught me that fighting back is a combination of technique and mindset.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/my-experience-with-australia-in-the-1997-ashes-series-taught-me-that/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

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> [Big wins in the first Test of an Ashes series polarise everything moving forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/big-wins-in-the-first-test-of-an-ashes-series-polarise-everything/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

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> [You can tell yourself that everything is normal, and try to keep the same routine from every other Test match, but there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/you-can-tell-yourself-that-everything-is-normal-and-try-to-keep-the/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e5/glenn-mcgrath-7662_ashes_you-can-tell-yourself-that-everything-is_1743046.png)

> [Standing at the end of your run with the ball in your hand preparing to bowl the first ball of an Ashes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/standing-at-the-end-of-your-run-with-the-ball-in-your-hand-preparing/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

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## More by Glenn McGrath

> [I had always had the same pre-match routine that I went through every day - get up, go down for a swim and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/i-had-always-had-the-same-pre-match-routine-that-i-went-through-every/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

> [An Australian prime minister once said that his job was the second most important job in the country - behind being captain of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/an-australian-prime-minister-once-said-that-his-job-was-the-second/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

> [I always wondered if I would know the right time to retire. After that first Ashes Test in Brisbane in 2006 I had no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/i-always-wondered-if-i-would-know-the-right-time-to-retire-after-that/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

> [If you've got one bowler - particularly a fast bowler - who is really aggressive, all over the opposition, he brings the rest of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/if-you-ve-got-one-bowler-particularly-a-fast-bowler-who-is-really/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

> [I'd prefer to do the safari on foot, like they did in the old days and just take the camp with you, not driving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/i-d-prefer-to-do-the-safari-on-foot-like-they-did-in-the-old-days-and/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

> [My experience with Australia in the 1997 Ashes series taught me that fighting back is a combination of technique and mindset.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/my-experience-with-australia-in-the-1997-ashes-series-taught-me-that/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

> [You can't go on living in past and having regrets. Its better people have a positive influence on other people's lives than worry about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/you-can-t-go-on-living-in-past-and-having-regrets-its-better-people/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

> [I loved playing at Lord's - I ended up with 26 wickets at 11.50 from three Tests there. Maybe the wicket, because of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/i-loved-playing-at-lord-s-i-ended-up-with-26-wickets-at-11-50-from/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

> [What's the difference between a good player and a great player? A good player plays well in his own conditions - a great player…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/what-s-the-difference-between-a-good-player-and-a-great-player-a-good/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

> [The best thing about Lord's isn't the slope, it's just being there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/the-best-thing-about-lord-s-isn-t-the-slope-it-s-just-being-there/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

> [You still have to enjoy the tour games. If you go out there and just go through the motions, you can easily get into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/you-still-have-to-enjoy-the-tour-games-if-you-go-out-there-and-just/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

> [You expect to cop a bit wherever you go. In the past there hasn't been any racism or any racist comments that I've seen.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/you-expect-to-cop-a-bit-wherever-you-go-in-the-past-there-hasn-t-been/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

> [If you continually watch yourself do something well, it has a positive effect. If you sat down and watched yourself bowling, batting or fielding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/if-you-continually-watch-yourself-do-something-well-it-has-a-positive/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

> [My strength was probably more the mental side of the game rather than the skill side. I always had that self-belief that I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/my-strength-was-probably-more-the-mental-side-of-the-game-rather-than/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

> [When I played in the Australia team the captains were all nerds. Allan Border was a nerd, Mark Taylor was a nerd, Steve Waugh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/when-i-played-in-the-australia-team-the-captains-were-all-nerds-allan/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

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